The arrondissement, called Entrepôt (warehouse), is situated on the right bank of the River Seine.

The 10th arrondissement also contains a large portion of the Canal Saint-Martin, linking the northeastern parts of Paris with the Seine.

Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89,612 inhabitants and 71,962 jobs at last census in 1999.

Due to its large Turkish minority, the 10th arrondissement is often called "La Petite Turquie" (Little Turkey).

[4] 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth.